The Mets held their first ever Fan Fest at Citi Field on Saturday, Jan. 25. MetsMerized’s own Tim Ryder was covering the event (sorry friends, I wasn’t there due to prior obligations!) and can attest to how they hit it out of the park. Reading this and seeing tweets from fans got me thinking though, what did the fans really think of Fan Fest overall? I wanted to know the good, the bad, the...
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News broke Sunday afternoon of a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California that killed all nine people aboard, including NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant. The NBA, sports world and beyond spent Sunday in mourning for the loss of the Bryants and all those aboard. We here at MMO also send our thoughts and prayers to all the families and friends of everyone who lost their life...
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Levi Luna of TN8 Nicaragua was the first to report a minor-league agreement between the New York Mets and right-hander Erasmo Ramirez. The deal, as confirmed by MLB.com’s own Jesse Sanchez, includes an invitation to spring training. Ramirez, who will be 30 in May, made just one appearance at the big-league level last season for the Boston Red Sox. He made 24 starts with their Triple-A...
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Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports that the Boston Red Sox are currently considering trade offers for Mookie Betts from the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. It is noted in the article that both deals include combinations of big-league players and prospects. With the Padres, it is expected that the Red Sox would need to take back Wil Myers and at least part of the $60 million...
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During the second half last season, something appeared to click for New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz. Over his final 14 starts, the 28-year-old southpaw pitched to a respectable 3.52 ERA, but there was more to the story. Despite allowing 18 earned runs over three starts during that stretch (August 2 at Pittsburgh, September 16 at Colorado, September 23 versus Miami; 1.75 second-half ERA...
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There’s no person better for Edwin Diaz to have turned to than Pedro Martinez, is there? A Hall of Famer, an eight-time All-Star, a three-time Cy Young Pitcher, and a former Met — Diaz reached out to one of the best this offseason for advice on his rocky 2019 season. Diaz was very candid about this seeking guidance and putting in offseason work at the Mets’ inaugural Fan Fest...
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